Journalism, Data and Technology in Latin America

This book explores innovative approaches to digital and data journalism in Latin America, brought by both legacy media and newcomers to the industry, with the purpose of examining this changing media landscape. As part of the Global South, Latin America has shown significant influence in the promotion of data and digital technologies applied to journalism in recent years. In this region, news entrepreneurs are becoming an essential source of innovation in news production, circulation, and distribution. The book considers news media, particularly in Latin America, as an open set of practices intertwined in the evolution of technology. It discusses the transformation of the Latin American news media ecosystem and considers how it has shaped the industry despite local differences. The study fills a significant gap in academic scholarship by addressing the multiple external factors, mainly political and economic, which have contributed to the relative lack of studies on the patterns of journalism in this region.

Demonstrates how digital and data journalism have shaped the news industry in Latin America as part of the Global South Covers a broad picture of how the Latin American news ecosystem is using data and digital technologies to improve the news experience of the audience and to cope with the traditional values of journalism towards democracy and social justice Brings visionary ideas not only to scholars but also to the news industry about its development, innovations and best practices, which could inspire other regions in the Global South and North

Autorentext
Ramón Salaverría is Associate Dean of Research at the School of Communication, University of Navarra, Spain, where he heads the Digital News Media Research Group. Author of over 200 scholarly publications, his research focuses on digital journalism and media convergence, both in national and international comparative studies.

Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos is a researcher at the University of Navarra, Spain, under the JOLT project, a Marie Sk odowska-Curie European Training Network funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020. Previously, he was a Visiting Researcher at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. He researches changing journalistic practice with a particular focus on business models, data, and novel technologies.

Inhalt

1. Transformation of the News Media Industry in the Global South; Ramón Salaverría and Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos.- 2. The New Praxeology of Digital Journalism in Latin America: Media Organizations Learn How to Walk by Running; Lucia Mesquita and Kamila Fernandes.- 3. In a Search for Sustainability: Digitalization and Its Influence on Business Models in Latin America; Mathias Felipe de-Lima-Santos and Lucia Mesquita.- 4. The Strategic Value of Data Journalism; Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos and Lucia Mesquita.- 5. Audience Metrics and News Decisions; Silvia-María Corzo and Ramón Salaverría.- 6. Do You Help Us Make the News? A Discussion of the Uses of User-Generated Content by News Sites in Latin America; Gabriela Gruszynski Sanseverino and Giuliander Carpes.- 7. News Consumption Through Social Media and Messaging Applications; Giuliander Carpes and Gabriela Gruszynski Sanseverino.- 8. A Challenging Future for the Latin American News Media Industry; Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos and Lucia Mesquita.